Explain the relation between schemas and the self-fulfilling prophecy. Provide a concrete example

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Not only do people fail to revise their inaccurate schemas in response to disconfirming information; people sometimes use their erroneous schemas to guide their own behaviors. Their schema-generated behaviors, in turn, cause other people to behave in ways that support their initially incorrect schemas. (Note: Students provide their own example; they should identify both an incorrect schema and the ways in which perceivers' behaviors change the behaviors of others.)

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A. both education and income B. education, but not income C. income, but not education D. neither education nor income Ans: A

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The hormone that increases the flow of glucose and other nutrients into body cells is _______

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Strayer and Johnston's (2001) experiment involving simulated driving and the use of "hands-free" vs. "handheld" cell phones found that

a. talking on either kind of phone impairs driving performance significantly and to the same extent. b. driving performance was impaired only with the handheld cell phones. c. driving performance was impaired less with the hands-free phones than with the handheld phones. d. divided attention (driving and talking on the phone) did not affect performance.

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You are a capable employee who feels very positive about your work skills. However, layoffs are a constant threat and you play no part in deciding who stays and who goes at your company. Your job satisfaction may suffer because:

a. you have low self-efficacy. b. you probably have low self-esteem about your job. c. at your job, your locus of control is external. d. the managers are verbally abusive.

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